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Poster vs Backdrop - What's the difference?

poster | backdrop |

As nouns the difference between poster and backdrop

is that poster is poster while backdrop is a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.

As a verb backdrop is

to serve as a backdrop for.

poster

English

Etymology 1

from to post (placcard, publish) + -er

Noun

(wikipedia poster) (en noun)
  • One who s a message.
    • Some posters left the online message board after the squabble.
  • One who posts, or travels expeditiously; a courier.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Posters of the sea and land.
  • (dated) A posthorse.
  • * C. Lever
    • Posters at full gallop.
  • An advertisement to be posted on a pole, wall etc. to advertise something.
    • I saw a poster for it on the side of a bus.
  • A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.
    • He has posters of his favorite band, sports teams and holiday resorts up.
  • (ice hockey, slang) A shot which only hits a goal post without going in
    • We got three posters in the third and lost.
    Derived terms
    * movie poster * OP * poster paint

    Etymology 2

    from to post (travel, dispatch) + -er

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A post-horse
  • (archaic) A swift traveler

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    backdrop

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.
  • The setting or background of a historical event.
    • The president spoke outside the brick exterior of the firehouse for Ladder Company 10 and Engine Company 10, against the backdrop of a 56-foot-long bronze bas-relief depicting the towers in flames. — New York Times
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012
    • , date=May 9 , author=John Percy , title=Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report , work=the Telegraph citation , page= , passage=Blackpool’s aggregate victory ensures Birmingham are now preparing for a potential summer of change. Manager Chris Hughton has been operating against a backdrop of financial uncertainty all season and last night Peter Pannu, the vice-chairman, announced that the club’s accounts would finally be published next week, and that a new investor had been identified.}}

    Verb

    (backdropp)
  • To serve as a backdrop for.
    • a brilliant sunset backdropping the famous skyline

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